Indonesia
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Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet’s previous flight
Nov 2, 2018The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia’s Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. The same... -
More body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet
Oct 30, 2018Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the... -
All 189 on board crashed Indonesian jet feared dead
Oct 30, 2018All 189 passengers and crew aboard a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jet Boeing-737 were “likely” killed in the accident, the search and rescue agency said Monday, as it announced it had found human remains. The Boeing-737... -
China-backed hydro dam threatens world’s rarest orangutan
Oct 23, 2018A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world’s rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of China’s globe- spanning infrastructure drive. The site of the dam in... -
Initial grant for sulawesi earthquake and tsunami affected areas is approved by ADB
Oct 10, 2018The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved 3 million dollar for grant assistance to support immediate relief efforts in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao will visit Bali, Indonesia this week to attend the Annual... -
Quake survivor in Indonesia hopes turn to search for dead bodies
Oct 6, 2018Wearing masks to ward off the stench of death, Indonesian soldiers trudge over mountains of mud and concrete, moving slowly as they poke and prod the wreckage. Eight days after a quake-tsunami disaster erased parts of... -
Indonesian soldiers ordered to fire on looters in disaster zone
Oct 3, 2018Indonesian soldiers have been ordered to fire on people caught looting on the quake and tsunami-struck island of Sulawesi, a colonel said Wednesday, after desperate survivors raided shops for food and water. Police have already arrested... -
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina offers all possible support to tsunami-hit Indonesia
Oct 3, 2018Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today offered to give all possible support to Indonesia to deal with the situation created by devastating earthquake and tsunami there on last Friday, leaving over thousands of people dead and huge... -
Indonesian quakes, tsunami death toll climbs to 1,249
Oct 2, 2018The death toll of Indonesia’s multiple powerful quakes that triggered tsunami in Central Sulawesi province on Friday soared to 1,249 people with 799 others sustaining serious injuries, a governmental disaster official said here on Tuesday. At... -
Mass burials as death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800
Sep 30, 2018The death toll in Indonesia’s quake-tsunami disaster nearly doubled to more than 800 Sunday, as ill-equipped rescuers struggled to reach scores of trapped victims, health officials resorted to mass burials and desperate residents looted shops for...
